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Greenwich 1915

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1915

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III.

Other Institutions— the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.

Century Works, Connington Road, Lewisham
31, Church Street, Woolwich
13, Chesnut Street, Darlington
City of London
Lunatic Asylum, Stone
417, Evelyn 8treet.
Deptford
30, Hanover Build
ings, Bermondsey
Manor Way,
3, Manor Park, Lee
47, Maxwell Road, Littlehampton
5, Osborn Terrace,
Langer Road, Felixstowe
Olive Cottage,
West Street,
Bexley Heath
54, Parliament
Street
15a, Peabody
Buildings,
Vauxhall Bridge ltd.
Public Highway,
Evelyn Street,
Deptford
Public Highway.
Main Road, Sidcup
34, Radmore Road,
Stamshaw
Royal Dockyard,
Woolwich
River Thames,
off Blackwall
River Thames,
Storer's Wharf,
Poplar
River Thames
off Tate Gallery
19, Sparta Street,
Lewisham
7, St. John's Wood
Terrace,
St. Marylebone
Tug "Rufus,"
off Stewart's
Wharf, Poplar
S.S. "Vane
Tempest,"
River Thames, Woolwich

* Rates in Columns 5, 7, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population,
† Of these 130 are Soldiers.
Note.—The deaths to be included in Column 6 of this table are the whole of those registered during the year as having actually
occurred within the district or division. The deaths to be included in Column 12 are the number in Column 6, corrected by the
subtraction of the number in Column 8 and the addition of the number in Column 9.
By the term "Non-residents "is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and dying in public
institutions there; and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on account of sickness or
infirmity, and have died in public institutions elsewhere.
The "Public Institutions "to be taken into account for the purposes of these Tables are those into which persons are habitually
received on account of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses, and lunatic asylums. A list of the Institutions in respect of
the deaths in which corrections have been made is given.
Area of District in acres
(exclusive of area
covered by water)
3,8-49 acres.
Total population at all ages 95,968
Number of inhabited houses 14,722
Average number of persons per house 6.52
At Census
of
1911

I.

Institutions within the District receiving sick and infirm persons from outside the District.

Miller Hospital
Seamen's Hospital
Greenwich Union Workhouse and Infirmary
Herbert Hospital
M.A.B. Brook Hospital
Cottage Hospital, Kidbrooke
Kidbrooke House Nursing Home
Manna Mead, The Grove

II.

.

Institutions outside the District receiving sick and infirm persons from the District.

Alexandra Hospital, Queen Square
Auxiliary Hospital, Woolwich
Banstead Asylum
Bermondsey Infirmary
Belmont Workhouse
Bethlehem Royal Hospital
Bow Institution
Borough Sanatorium
Cane Hill Asylum
Caterham Asylum
Camberwell House Asylum
Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot
Claybury Asylum
Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street
Cottage Hospital, Shooters Hill
Colney Hatch Asylum
County Lunatio Asylum,
Barnsley Hall, N. Bromsgrove
Cottage Hospital, Tonbridge Urban
Consumption Hospital, Kensington
Creydon Borough Hospital
Dartford Heath Asylum
East London Hospital
East Sussex Hospital
Evelina Hospital
Fountain Temporary Asylum
Guy's Hospital
German Hospital
Hants County Lunatic Asylum
Horton Asylum
Hospital for Women, Soho
Hostel of God
Infants' Hospital, Vincent Square
King's College Hospital
Leavesden Asylum
L.C.C. Asylum, Dartford
London Hospital
Lunatic Asylum, Lancaster
3rd London General Hospital, Trinity Road
Martings Farm Sanatorium,
Nay land with Dissington
National Hospital, Queen Square
Oxford County Lunatic Asylum. Littlemore
Park Hospital
Plumstead Infirmary
Poplar Hospital
Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton
Royal Arsenal Hospital
Royal Arsenal Surgery
Royal National Hospital, St. Lawrence
Royal Free Hospital
St. Anne's Home, Herne Bay
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
St. George's Hospital
St. John's Hospital, Lewisham
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Peter's Hospital
St. Thomas' Hospital
South-Eastern Hospital
3rd Southern General Hospital, St. Peter-in-the-East
South-Western Hospital
Tooting Bee Asylum
Woolwich Infirmary

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF GREENWICH.

Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1915 and Previous Years.

Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths registered in the district.Transferable Deaths.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Total Deaths Registf.red in the District.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
Uncorrected Number.Nett.At all Ages.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in the District.Deaths of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate*
Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
1234567899a9b9c10111213
189157344183432.0152126.5609257
189258306176330.2144724.8626258
189359957182030.3158626.4611290
189461205175328.6131021.4594229
189562479178728.6119723.9708266
189660779186030.6147824.3698283
189761697188530.5142223.0687293
189862442190730.5162125.9651372
189963196195130.8159725.2661327
190067304192728.6162324.1617308
Averages for years 1891-190061470*184873007151024.55646288
Whole Borough.
19019618827752894189819.80532102786389140146815.31
19029801328022813213821.81616148876420149152215.28
19039982427022715174117.49550126778372137131713.23
190410165126292595194519.2059499864404154145014.31
190510349326782595180717.51551114835349130137013.27
190610535026522525182117.34553137853332125140513.38
190710722225132352180316.93591129S80291116134112.55
190810911025902336181916.41575133884349135137712.42
190911101424552219171515.50512151818293119135412.24
191011293524102141171615.14555128831261108128911.45
Averages for years 1901-1910104480262125.18184017.71563126840346131138913.34
1911959822381238124.89184419.28575152911361151306129142114.86
1912959922367239325.01168717.635711478912309620084126313.20
1913960152528254526.09182818.74602170913307116263103139614.31
1914960372382240925.17183219.14592191100628811923598143114.95
1915960372326234721.52217722.756952111177271116238101+169017.66